Acoustic Signatures of Heat Pumps
Reduction of acoustic emissions is important to further increase the acceptance of heat pumps as air-to-water, water-to-air, air-to-air and brine-to-water (ground source) units. To increase this acceptance and minimize noise annoyance more focus has to be put on the acoustics emissions at steady state and transient behaviour of acoustic signatures during different operating conditions (e.g. icing, de- frosting, capacity control, cooling mode).
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Final reports for download:
IEA HPT Annex 51 – Executive Summary and Document Guide – IEA HPT Annex 51 Executive Summary and Documents Guide
IEA HPT Annex 51 – 2-page Summary – Acoustic Signatures of Heat Pumps – 2-page_summary_Annex 51_2022
IEA HPT Annex 51 – Umbrella Report – IEA HPT Annex 51 Umbrella Report
Deliverable 1.0 – Introduction – IEA HPT Annex 51 D1.0
Deliverable 1.1 – Measurement Techniques – IEA HPT Annex 51 D1.1
Deliverable 1.2 – Regulations – Countries overview – IEA HPT Annex 51 D1.2
Deliverable 1.3 – Regulations – Synthesis – IEA HPT Annex 51 D1.3
Deliverable 2.1 – Selection of Heat Pumps for Round Robin Tests – Market figures – IEA HPT Annex 51 D2.1
Deliverable 2.2 – Round Robin Tests – Air-to-Water Heat Pump – Heat Pump Water Heater – IEA HPT Annex 51 D2.2
Deliverable 2.3 – Seasonal Sound Power Level – Air-to-Water Heat Pump – IEA HPT Annex 51 D2.3
Deliverable 3 – Overview on Heat Pump Component Noise and Noise Control Techniques – IEA HPT Annex 51 D3
Deliverable 4 – Analysis of the Effect of Operating Conditions of Heat Pumps on Acoustic Behaviour – IEA HPT Annex 51 D4
Deliverable 5 – Report on heat pump installation with special focus on acoustic impact – IEA HPT Annex 51 D5
Deliverable 6 – Annoyance rating and psychoacoustical analysis of heat pump sound – IEA HPT Annex 51 D6
Deliverable 7.1 – Educational material on acoustics of heat pumps – IEA HPT Annex 51 D7.1
Deliverable 7.2 – Workshop material and conference contributions – IEA HPT Annex 51 D7.2
Webinar presentations download
• Introduction Annex 51 webinar – Caroline Haglund Stignor (Heat Pump Centre)
• Annex 51 overview – Christoph Reichl (AIT, Austria)
• European Standards and Legislation – Roberto Fumagalli (Polimi, Italy)
• Noise and seasonal variations based on interlaboratory results – Francois Bessac (CETIAT, France), Thomas Gindre (ISE, Germany)
• Effect of different heat sinks and operation modes on acoustic emissions – Kamal Arumugam (DTI, Denmark)
• (Transient) Noise of Heat Pumps – Thore Oltersdorf (Fraunhofer ISE, Germany)
• Heat pump installation and effects on surrounding environment – Christoph Reichl (AIT, Austria)
• Annoyance rating and psychoacoustical analysis of heat pump sound – Henrik Hellgren (RI.SE, Sweden) (8’)
• Panel Q&A of the presentations (20’) – lead by Caroline Haglund Stignor (Heat Pump Centre)
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The primary aim with Annex 51 is to further increase the acceptance of heat pumps (as air-to-water, water-to-air, air-to-air and brine-to-water units) for comfort purpose with respect to the noise and vibration emissions.
A second focus is placed on increasing knowledge at different levels (manufacturers, acoustic consultants, installers, legislators). To reach this goal, first different reasons to reduce sound emissions depending on countries (legislation), locations and applications have to be gathered and understood. The main influencing factors to the acoustic signature of these units will be identified. Collecting and combining research results in these fields on the different implementation levels (component, unit and application) will finally lead to directions for improved components, units and control strategies including guidelines, as well as training and inputs to future standards. The aim is to gather the knowledge and expertise of the participants on the different levels in order to forward this knowledge and establish recommendations and advices.
All presentations given at the workshop in the framework of the ICR2019 by Annex 51 members are now online and ready for download:
Final report of the national Austrian Project “SilentAirHP” (in english and german language)
Bachelor work “Sound field simulations of air-water heat pumps in a terraced housing estate”
Additional documents for deliverable 7.1 in original language